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SLEEPING-CAR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 619,174, dated February'7, 1899.

Application filed May 26, 1898. Serial No. 681,842 (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, HARRY O. HASKINS, a citizen of the United States,and a resident of New York, county of New York, State of New York, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Sleeping-Oars, of whichthe following is a specification.

This invention relates to sleeping-cars, the object of the inventionbeing to permit each compartment or state-room of a compartmentcar to besubdivided into two independent sleeping-rooms, each provided withconveniences of independent access from the aisles or corridors of thecar and with sufficient room for dressing, thus greatly economizing 7space and permitting a maximum number of sleeping-rooms to be providedfor each car.

A further object is to permit each compartment to be arranged as asingle room having an upper and a lower berth. Thus such acompartmentmay be used in common by two or more parties or may be subdivided, so asto provide absolute privacy for the occupants of the several berths.

In carrying out the invention a car is subdivided into a series ofstate-rooms, which in day service resemble the state-rooms of thestandard Pullman palace -car now in use. Each state-room is providedwith an upper berth or bunk adapted to fold against the side wall of thecar above the window-line, extending along the compartmentlongitudinally of the car and during day service occupying an inclinedposition, the upper side of the berth resting against or near the roofof the car. On the floor, extending transversely of the car, are twoseats or sofas facing each other a sufficient distance apart forknee-room and extending from the side wall of the car any desireddistance along the compartment-partitions. The compartments are arrangedin pairs, a dividing wallor partition extending from the outer wall ofthe car to a wall extending longitudinally of the car, between which andthe opposite wall of the 'car is a corridor or aisle for the use ofpassengers in passing through the car or gaining access to the severalcompartments. Each compartment is provided with two doors, one of whichopens upon the corridor just referred to and the other of which opensupon a side aisle or corridor formed between adjacent pairs ofcompartments. This latter door is blocked in day service by the seat orsofa above referred to. The sofa is made sectional, the cushioned backsand seats being formed in two or more pieces. The frame from the doorinto the lateral corridor to the end of the sofa is stationary or fixed,and the upholstered back and seat is provided with removable sections 1011, which rest upon cleats on the sofa-frame and the side wall of thecar, as shown at 26 27, and which may be used at night or removed andplaced on the floor in space 23, (see Figure 3,) so that when in dayservice the door is closed the sofa is completefrom the window to itsinner end; but in night service the portion adjacent to the window orside wall of the car may be removed, thus freeing the door and formingan entrance. My invention also provides for independent washbasins andclosets for each sleeping-room. The door leading from the side corridor,upon which part of the framework of the sofa is mounted, is providedwith rails or guides to permit convenient shifting of the upper berth,which may be first lowered to a horizontal position and then drawn outon the rails (part of the latter being socured to the door abovementioned and part to the end wall of the compartment) to a centralposition in the compartment, after which two movable partitions, oneextending from I the rear of the upper berth to the roof and the otherconnecting the upper and lower berths, may be fixed in place, thussubdividing the compartment into two chambers, one accessible from themain corridor and the other from the side corridor. The door from theside corridor, which was obstructed during the day, is cleared by thechange of position of the upper berth and the movable parts of the sofa,

so as to afford an entrance for night use. With the construction thusorganized the compartment may, if desired, be made up into a singlesleeping-room with an upper and lower berth, access to which may be hadthrough the door into the main corridor, and the mode of making up theberths for such use is precisely analogous to that which obtains in theusual Pullman service; but when a compartment is to be subdivided forthe use of independent occupants the movable sections of the two sofasare removed, wooden trusses being placed across the space between theframes of the fixed sections and the cushcompartment and adapted to bemoved to a central position and chairs, seats, or sofas occupying aposition beneath the upper berth, with means for completing from thefloor or the lower berth to the roof a dividing-wall in thecompartment,forming two sleeping-rooms containing, respectively, anupper and lower berth. V

The invention comprises also other features of novelty, which will behereinafter more fully described, and will be definitely indicated inthe claims appended to this specification.

In the accompanying drawings, which illustrate the invention, Fig. 1 isa transverse section of a compartment-car embodying my improvements,showing the parts arranged for day service. Fig. 2 is a correspondingview to Fig. 1, showing the parts arranged for night service. Fig. 3 isahorizontal section of part of a car on two different section-planes,section A being taken on the plane on y of Fig. 1, looking down, andsection B being taken on the plane as y of Fig. 2, looking down. Fig. 4is a vertical section on two planes, section A being on the plane g ofFig. 1, looking in the direction of the arrows, and section B being onthe plane w y of Fig. 2. Fig. 4 shows in sectional elevation twoadjacent state-rooms, one arranged for night service and the other forday service, as would be seen on section 00 g of Fig. 3; and Fig. 5 is asectional view showing a state-room with upper and lower berths arrangedin a single stateroom.

As seen from Fig. 3, 1 and 2 represent adjacent rooms or compartmentsprovided with a I dor 8, formed between adjacent pairs of compartments.The doors 6 6 may be of any usual construction. The doors 7 7 however,are intended only for night use, and they carry a shelf or cleat, asseen at 9, adapted to form a continuation of the framework of the sofaor chair, so that when the door is closed, as shown in section A of Fig.3, the cleat will form a support for the. removable cushions 10 11 of asofa 12, extending from the outer wall of the car any desired distancealong the compartment. The upper part of thedoor 7 7 carries a part 13of a rail, (see Fig. 2,) upon which bears a roller mounted in the lowercorner of the upper berth. The continuation of this rail 14 is mountedon the com partment-partition. Upon the fixed partition dividing eachpair of compartments is mounted a corresponding rail similar in allrespects to that indicated by 13 and 14:, except that it is formed inone piece. Along the outer wall of the car and between the sofas may beplaced a folding washbasin 15 and a mirror 10 above the same, ifdesired. Secured to the outer ends of the upper berth are straps :17,each connected to a spring counterbalance 18 at the ends of the berth topermit easy management. The upper berth is provided with a latch 19, bywhich it may be locked in the position shown in Fig. 1 during dayservice. At night it can be swung or lowered to a horizontal position,as indicated by the dotted line in Fig. 1, and then drawn forward intothe middle of the. compartment, such movement being rendered easy by therollers 20, which run in the rails secured to the end Walls of thecompartment. The upper berth is supplied with thin paneled boards orpartitions nearly or quite the length of the upper berth, capable ofcompleting the dividing-wall between the two sections of thecompartment. One of these boards is indicated at 21, and may swing by astrap or hinge to a position (indicated in Fig. 2) extending upward to apoint close to the roof of the car. It can also be swung around in acomplete circle, as shown by the dotted line in Fig. 5, i to theposition indicated by 21, same figure, when the upper berth is to bemade-up against the wall of the car, with the lower berth beneath andboth in the same room. The lower section 22 of the partition may beformed in two pieces hinged together and to the outer side of the upperberth and capable of folding into the recessed face of the same in itsday position, as indicated in Fig. 1, being secured in its foldedposition by any suitable device. When opened up, as shown in Fig. 2, itrests upon a shoulder in the frame of the sofa, forming the lower berth,and may be latched in that position. While I prefer to use the movableboard partitions above described, my invention is not limited thereto,as I may employ a flexible wooden partition similar to desk-tops, orroll-curtains, or other suitable devices for forming the dividing-wallbetween the two rooms. With the construction thus-described it will beseen that the upper berth in its daylight position obstructs the sidedoor 7 7, but when moved forward to its night position the door iscleared for use.

The seats or sofas may be made into a wide berth or a narrower berth maybe formed by using only one section of the seats and backs. The formerwill be preferable where the stateroom is not to be subdivided, in whichcase the upper berth may or may not be made up.

If made up, it will form an upper berth in the same room with the lowerberth. WVhen,

however, the compartment is subdivided,

both berths occupy a central position in the main compartment and standin a vertical plane one over the other. The arrangement of the upperberth has already been described. To form the lower berth, theupholstered seats of either or both sections are pushed together and thebacks lowered, thus forming a soft bed-bottom, as indicated at section Bof Fig. 3. To form a substantial support for the upholstered seats,removable wooden trusses 24C 25 may be arranged to bridge the frames ofthe fixed sections of opposite sofas, as indicated at section B in Fig.3. This mode of making up the bed is similar in all respects to thatwhich obtains in the ordinary sleeping-car service. No furtherdescription, therefore, is thought necessary. During the day the beddingcan be stored behind the closed upper berth in the ordinary manner. Eachof the subdivisions of the main compartment may be provided with awatercloset or hopper 28 29, if desired, the one on the outside of thecar being formed under the cushioned seat 11 and that of the inner roombeing placed at one side of the door. The washbasin of the inner roommay be placed at 30. It will thus be seen that a much greater number ofindependent sleepingrooms may be provided than is possible with theordinary compartment system of construction now in common use and stilleach passenger may have more conveniences than are at presentobtainable, being given absolute privacy in dressing and undressing andall necessary toilet conveniences and having, moreover, independentmeans of access to and from his room.

Having thus described myinvention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letter Patent, is

1. A compartment for a sleeping-car having a movable upper berth foldingagainst one of the compartment-walls for day service and movable to anintermediate position in the compartment for night service, a lower.

berth in a vertical plane below the night position of the upper,adjustable partitions so constructed as to connect the sides of the twoberths at night and extend from the rear of the upper berth to thecar-roof, and independent entrances to the two sleeping-rooms thusformed.

2. A compartment for a sleeping-car having a folding upper berth movablealong guides mounted on the compartment-walls to a central part of thecompartment, alower berth in the central part of the compartment,partitions for connecting the berths and forming two independentsleeping-rooms in the compartment, and independent entrances to thesleeping-rooms.

3. A compartment for a sleeping-car provided with a movable upper berthand a convertible lower berth, means for making them into berths againstthe wall of the car, or centrally in the compartment, and adjustablevertical partitions to subdivide the compartment into two sleeping-roomswith independent entrances and each containing a berth.

4. A compartment for a sleeping-car provided with a movable upper berthnormally folded against the sides of the compartment and movable to acentral position in the compartment between two entrances, and adjustable partitions for dividing the compartment into two independentrooms.

5. A sleeping-car having a plurality of com partments arranged in pairs,a main corridor through the car, side corridors to each compartment,entrances communicating with the main and side corridors, respectively,and means for subdividing each compartment into two independentsleeping-rooms accessible, respectively, from the two entrances.

6. A compartment for a sleeping-car having a movable upper berthnormally folded against the outer oar-wall but movable to a central partof the compartment for night use, a lower berth below the night positionof the upper when moved, said lower being convertible into seats for dayuse, removable partitions dividing the compartment into two independentbed-rooms, and separate entrances to the bed-rooms.

7. A compartment for a sleeping-room having a movable upper berthnormally folded against the outer car-wall but movable to a central partof the compartment for night use, a lower berth below the night positionof the upper when moved, said lower being convertible into two seats onthe sides of the compartment for day use, removable partitions dividingthe compartment into two independent bed-rooms, and entrances on twoadjoining sides of the compartment for the two rooms one being blockedduring the day by the converted seat.

8. A compartment for a sleeping-car hav ing a folding upper and aconvertible lower berth on the outer car-wall, means for shifting theberths to a central position in the compartment, adjustable partitionsmaking the compartment two independent sleepingrooms containing therespective berths, and separate entrances for the two sleeping-rooms.

9. A compartment for a sleeping-car having a movable upper berthnormally folded against the wall but movable to a central part of thecompartment for night use, a stationary lower berth below the nightposition of the upper berth when moved, said lower being convertibleinto two seats on opposite sides of the compartment for day use,removable partitions dividing the compartment into two independentbed-rooms, independent entrances for the two bed-rooms, and rails on thecompartment-walls for permitting the upper berth to be shifted, one ofsaid rails III-5 against a compartment-wall, y but movable ;to In=testimony-whereoflahave-hereun-to suba central position, aconvertiblelower berth, scribed my name this 24th dayof May, A. D. and.folding partitions on the sides .of the 1898.

berth nesting in the berth during day service I HARRY O. HASKINS. 5 andso constructed asttorconnect the berthsi Witnesses:

at night and divide the compartment into in- ROBT. H. READ,

dependent bed-rooms. ALICK .G. MACANDREW.

